Autumn colours, Kildrum (geograph 2240972)

Kildrum was the first area to be constructed in

Cumbernauld Cumbernauld (; gd, Comar nan Allt, meeting of the streams) is a large town in the historic county of Dunbartonshire and council area of North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the tenth most-populous locality in Scotland and the most populated t ...

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, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It provided housing for the workers at the Burroughs factory at Old Inns, the first factory in Cumbernauld New Town. The main road is in the shape of an arc with residential streets leading from it. Inside the arc are ex-corporation houses and there is better quality, mostly private, housing on the outside. The street names of Kildrum are taken from places associated with Robert Burns. Facilities include

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, primary school, special school, health centre, YMCA, four shops, hairdressers, chemist, three churches/chapels, Salvation Army. Kildrum's history did not begin with the new town since as far back as 1 October 1310 Robert the Bruce wrote to Edward II of England from Kildrum trying, unsuccessfully, to establish peace between Scotland and England. There was also a farm about which some records exist. The Town Centre and

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lie to the west of Kildrum. To the north is

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, to the east Cumbernauld Park and to the south Cumbernauld Glen.

Streets and their facilities

Underpass, North Carbrain Road, Cumbernauld

''Kildrum Road'' - main road
''Tarbolton Road''
''Kyle Road'' - Sacred Heart Church
''Campsie View''
''Afton Road'' - shop and

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''Braehead Road'' - shop, hall and hairdresser - theatre nearby
''Park Way''
''Castle Way''
''Meadow View''
''Ainslie Road''
''Forest View''
''Glen View''
''Burn View''
''Maclehose Road''
''Glencairn Road''
''Moss Knowe''
''Lamerton Road''
''Clouden Road'' -

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and shop
''Lochlea Road'' - Kildrum Health Centre
''Mossgiel Road''
''Ellisland Road'' - Kildrum Primary School
''Doon Side''
''Corbiston Way'' - shop
''Kenmore Road'' - Kildrum Parish Church Kildrum 1992 (geograph 3860771)

References

Areas of Cumbernauld Housing estates in Scotland {{NorthLanarkshire-geo-stub